Fayetteville City Council to vote on Archibald Yell Boulevard name change
The city council will consider renaming the road in honor of a slave who escaped Fayetteville in 1841.
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The city council will consider renaming the road in honor of a slave who escaped Fayetteville in 1841.
FAYETTEVILLE -- The City Council member sponsoring a measure to rename Archibald Yell Boulevard says the move is meant to shed light on a largely untold story in local history.
The Fayetteville City Council is considering renaming Archibald Yell Boulevard to Nelson Hackett Boulevard.
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